Making a difference, one child at a time

Since our founding in 2003, Timmy's Mountain has made a great deal of progress towards ending the cycle of poverty on the mountain. We began by feeding the children one day per week. There were 99 of them in school at that point in time.

Today, we feed the students five days per week. Every morning, each student gets a glass of milk and a vitamin. We’ve consulted with a nutritionist to design a lunch menu that will provide maximum nutrition each day for our budget. And an amazing thing happens when you feed the kids every day. Their parents keep them in school because in most cases, it’s the only chance they have to eat. They can stay awake in class because they’re not hungry. The have the mental stamina to concentrate and learn. Enrollment is up and grades have risen dramatically. In fact, it was recently learned that the grades our students are achieving are among the highest in the region. We are providing excellent education for our elementary school students. But it doesn’t stop there.

In 2004, we sent our first three students to high school. This was made possible through special sponsorships by Timmy's Mountain supporters to pay the expense. At that time, only one person on the mountain, our kindergarten teacher, had ever gone to high school. The high school was down the mountain, in town, so students had to make their way down the mountain each morning, pay for transportation to get to school, then make the trip back each afternoon. Yet they were learning, and so excited to have the opportunity.

In 2006, with a desire to change more and make even more progress on the mountain, Bob and Diane Wamhoff built a vocational school on the mountain. Once completed, the vocational school began holding classes in things like carpentry, sewing, auto mechanics, baking, computers, and even piñata making. Many students have learned skills that have led them to better paying jobs, allowing them to provide for their families and begin giving back to the community.

As the government watched the progress on the mountain, they began giving Timmy's Mountain more responsibility for educating the children. For the last several years, we’ve added a grade level to the school. By 2015, we will run a full high school, allowing us to educate children on the mountain from kindergarten through 11th grade (the last year of Honduran high school).This year, 2018 we have six students that have graduated, one doctor, two nurses and two lawyers. All giving back to their country and community.

In a relatively short time, with the vision and passion of one woman from St. Charles, Missouri, the community has changed, and the stronghold of poverty there is very slowly beginning to loosen its grip.

We have enough love to share

2018 Mountains of Love was founded to create opportunities to help children in the United States